Lantern-bracket



(No Model.)

s. L. SLY. LANTERN BRACKET. No. 575,857..

Patented Jan. 26, 1897 IO ject I havein View is to provide a bracket 7which while forming a secure support for the 45 f object to which thebracket may be secured.

designed, primarily, for use on bicycles for supporting the lantern inany desired posibe secured to a vehicle or boat and placed in 5! theinterior mechanism.

the bicycle-frame of the usual size, and b a a UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

SIDNEY L. SLY, or JORDAN, MmNEso'rA.

LANTERN-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 575,857, dated. January26, 1897.

Application filed February 1o, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, SIDNEY L. SLY, of Jordan, Scott county, Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lantern Brackets, of which. the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to lantern-brackets tion on the frame of thebicycle; and the oblantern may be readily attached to any part of theframe and as easily removed whenever desired.

- A further object is to provide a bracket which will not mar or defacethe enamel on the frame of the machine.

A further object is to provide a bracket which will be universal in itsapplication, being adjustable, and thereby adapted for use on any sizeof tubing; and a still further ob-, ject is to provide a lantern-bracketthat may any position where it is desired to support a lantern.

My invention consists generally in the combination, with a. tubularportion and a threaded rod arranged therein, of a nut provided on thethreaded rod, a chainsecured to said nut, and a standard or bracketprovided at the outer end. of said tubular portion, all as hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims. 1 v In theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is aside frame. .Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same, the tubular portionbeing broken away to. show In the drawings, f represents a portion ofshort tubular portion provided: at one end with the spreading legs m,adapted to bear against the surface of the frame for any other Thetubular portion 1) is provided in its side walls with the slots n,extending a little more than one-half the length of the tube. As shownin Fig. 2, the tubular portionb is provided at its outer end with thecone-bearing Serial 110.578.793. '(Nomodelh surfaces j, against whichthe friction-washer c bears whenthe device is in use.

' \Vithin the tubular portion 12 I provide a threaded rod Z, having'thethumb-nute at its outer end and carrying thesliding'nuth on its threadedportion, said nut being provided with the lugs 'i and 11', which extendthrough the slots n, provided in the tubular portion 1), as heretoforedescribed. To the lug 11 is secured one end of the chain or'cord, whilethe lug 11 is provided with a hook to engage the opposite end of thechain or metal band after it has been passed around the bicycleframe orother object to which the bracket is to be attached.

' A band of leather or cloth or other suitable material may be placedbeneath the chain or cord to prevent its scratching the enamel on theframe of the bicycle.

The friction-washer c is provided with a transverse slot is, extendingpartially through the washer, and a hole is provided in one side of thewasher to receive the shank d of the cbefore the device has,beenclampe'd in po-.

sition. The washer rod Z extends through the 'frictiomwasher c, and itis evident that when thethumb-nut e comes in contact with the outersurface of the friction-washerc if the operator continues to turn thethumbnut the sliding nut 72. will move on the rod Z toward the outer endof the tubular portion' I), and the chain or metal band g hav-. ing been'passed around the frame of the bicycle will be clamped securelythereon, and the pressure on the friction-washer 0 will clamp the shankor standardb securely within the opening provided in said washer. Bymeans of the spring 0 provided on the threaded rod Z the sliding nuthwill be held in position until such time as it is desired to place thedevice upon the bicycle or other vehicle on which it may be desired toattach the lantern.

IOO

1. In a device of the class described, the

combination, with the shell or casing, of the thumb-bolt arrangedtherein, thesliding nut carried by said bolt, and a chain or metal bandhaving its opposite ends attached to said sliding nut, for the purposeset forth.

2. In a device of the class described, the

combination, with the thumb-bolt of the nut arranged thereon, the chainor cord connected to said nut, the friction-washer carried by saidthumb-bolt, and the standard or bracket supported by saidfriction-washer, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination, with the shellor casing, having the spreading legs m and slots n, the thumbbolt withinsaid casing, the nut carried by said bolt and having lugs extendingthrough said slots n, a chain or metal band having its ends attached tosaid lugs a friction-Washer carried by said thumb-bolt and provided witha transverse slot, and the standard supported within an opening providedin said washer, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination, with the casing or shell, the

thumb-bolt within the same, .the frictionwasher, the standard supportedwithin an opening provided in said washer, the sliding bolt provided onsaid thumb-bolt, the chain 'or metal band having its ends attached tosaid nut and adapted to clasp the bicycleframe, whereby when saidthumb-bolt is operated, said chain or metal band will be tightened andsaid standard clamped simultaneously, substantially as described;

5. In a device'of the class described, the combination, with theshell 0rcasing, of the thumb-bolt within the same, the chain or metal bandhaving its ends attached to said nut and adapted to encircle thebicycle-frame, a friction-washer carried by said thumb-bolt, and aspring carried by said thumb-bolt and arranged between said nut and saidfrictionwasher, for the purpose set forth.

SIDNEY Ii. SLY. "Witnesses:

F. C. IRWIN, A. J. IRWIN.

